音标:[p'lætɪtju:dz] ;
n. 平常的话, 老生常谈, 陈词滥调( platitude的复数形式 ); 滥套子
n. a trite or obvious remark

platitudes的用法和样例:

例句

  1. He delivered a long prose full of platitudes.他发表了一篇充满陈词滥调的文章。
  2. The speaker seems to have no original ideas; his speech was full of platitudes."演讲人似乎没有什么独到的见解,他的讲话充满了陈词滥调。"
  3. We shall have to listen to more platitudes about the dangers of overspending.我们又得再听一通超支危害的陈词滥调了。

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